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10/02/2007, 08:12 PM
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Killer shrimp?
So, I had some aiptasia, and got a couple peppermint shrimp to take care of them. My kids really wanted some shrimp, so I didn't think it would be a bad addition to my tank.
However, I seem to have purchased the killer peppermint shrimp from Mars. They are killing snails left and right. I found my fighting conch on its side tonight and no longer in its shell, and I caught one of them red-handed digging at some zoos I have on some live rock sitting on the sand. So, it's time for the shrimp to go. They have killed almost 50% of the snails in my tank, the conch, and cleaned out some of the zoos. Any ideas on getting rid of them? I thought about a hawkfish, since I was considering getting one anyway, but I'm not sure if my clownfish are large enough to avoid becoming dinner themselves. |
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10/02/2007, 08:26 PM
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Thats a new one I have 25 peppermints and there all model citizens they are with crabs and zoanthids and everything else I have bunches of snails. But I have a pudding wife wrasse that eats them if you put them in his tank.
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10/02/2007, 08:32 PM
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I had 1 for a long time, it got really big same size as a cleaner
It was a model citizen for over a yr then it started attacking my anems violently and digging until it got they're already swallowed silverslides. He no longer resides in my tank. But boy did he like aptasia!!
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#4
10/02/2007, 10:00 PM
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FYI, I have had a flame hawk and falco hawk in my tanks with peppermint shrimp as tiny as 1/2" and cleaner shrimp and they have never attacked them so don't bet on the hawkfish taking care of your problem shrimp.
Maybe a small trap could be made out of something like cross-stitch plastic canvas  HTH -- Kevin
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10/02/2007, 11:28 PM
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I have a bird wrasse that would love a tasty snack ;-)
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#6
10/03/2007, 08:40 AM
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After seeing the comments around traps, I found the following info on a DIY trap:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/fis...uariumtrap.htm The shrimp have gotten pretty brave over time - the largest one just sat on the piece of live rock spearing a zoo last night with me standing right beside the tank. So, maybe the trap as described above will work. If I do end up getting them out, I'll see who's wrasse is the hungriest and let you have them. :^) |
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